Okay, this will certainly fuel all the speculations on the uncertainty of his seat...
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This is the only way I can see Ricciardo realistically getting another shot at Red Bull. If Perez can't race this weekend and Ricciardo does well, he might be back in it.
As far as I’m aware Danny is not the Red Bull reserve driver. Lawson is and would be the person to take over the seat if Perez is out.
Danny is their 3rd in line driver.
Edit - Or maybe Yuki in Red Bull and Lawson in AT
Also, I believe part of the reason Danny isn't racing this year is his contact with McLaren, he would lose out on millions of dollars if he raced this year. The specifics aren't known, but supposedly even racing as a reserve driver will cost him.
Checo would push the limits of what's humanly possible to stay in the car to rule this out, even if, as mentioned below, DR is not the first choice replacement.
They have more options than just Danny Ric though. Jake Dennis has tested for RBR before and is in good form atm, leading the FE championship. Cassidy is currently part of Red Bull and his current form is insane. They also have Lawson as a test driver. Yeah Danny makes the most sense, but if you give a new driver a chance, you can see how well they fair and can have them replace De Vries if they do well.
Wouldn’t they put a driver from FE through the AlphaTauri first? It’s a jump from FE to top team F1.
FE cars were hitting 170mph in Portland last weekend. He’ll be fine. :-)